Construct 2 Game Development for Kids Platformer Tutorial: Part 1 Shahed Chowdhuri

Step 1: Save a New Project, “platformer.capx” Save! Enter File name

Step 2: Change Layout size Layout Size Width = 4000 Height = 2048

Step 3: Prepare Your Layers Bottom layer Rename it “Background” Remember to Lock it later! New layer Add new layer Rename it “Main”

Step 4: Add Background, update properties Update: Name Position Size

Step 5: Add New Sprite -> Tile Tips: Rename sprite object to “Tile” Check “Snap to Grid”. Ctrl-Click and Drag to create more.

Step 6: Add New Sprite -> Player Tips: Rename sprite object to “Player” Rename Default animation to “Idle” Set origin to bottom center point

Step 7: Add New Sprite -> PlayerBox Tips: Rename sprite object to “PlayerBox” Set origin to bottom center point

Step 8: Cover Player with PlayerBox Tips: Resize PlayerBox to match Player Position PlayerBox over Player

Step 9: Add Behaviors to PlayerBox Add the following behaviors: Platform ScrollTo

Step 10: Update PlayerBox Properties Update the following for Platform: Jump Strength = 750 Gravity = 2500 Also update: Initial visibility = Invisible

Step 11: Add Behaviors to Tile object Add the following behaviors: Solid

Step 12: Add Event for Player to follow Box Add Event Object: System Condition: Every tick Action: Object: Player Event: Set position to PlayerBox (image point 0)

Step 13: Add Keyboard Support Tips: Insert New Object  Keyboard Add 2 events for Left/Right

Step 14: Update Project Window Size Tip: Set Window Size: 800, 600

Step 15: Create More Tiles Tip: Ctrl-Click and Drag to create more tiles

Step 16: Add Run and Jump Animations Tips: Right-Click Animations window to Add each animation Import Sprite Strip as 4x4 for each Remove empty frames Clean up any stray pixels Rename to “Run” and “Jump”, respectively Set origin to bottom center point for all frames

Step 17: Add Events for Running and Stopping Add Events Object: PlayerBox Condition: (Platform) On moved Action: Object: Player Event: Set animation to “Run” Add Events Object: PlayerBox Condition: (Platform) On stopped Action: Object: Player Event: Set animation to “Idle”

Step 18: Add Event for Jumping and Landing Add Event Object: PlayerBox Condition: (Platform) On jump Action: Object: Player Event: Set animation to “Jump” Add Event with sub-events Object: PlayerBox Condition: (Platform) On landed Sub-events: (see details below)

Step 19: Add New Sprite -> Enemy Tips: Rename sprite object to “Enemy” Set origin to bottom center point

Step 20: Place enemies on blocks Tip: Ctrl-Click and Drag to copy enemy

Step 21: Add Behaviors to Player object Add the following behaviors: Flash

Step 22: Add New Event for Collision Add Event Object: PlayerBox Condition: On collision with another object  Enemy Action:

Step 23: Add New Event for Collision Add Sub-Event: Object: PlayerBox Condition: (Platform) is falling Add another condition: Object: PlayerBox Condition: (Compare Y) < Enemy.Y Add Actions: Object: Enemy Event: Destroy Object: PlayerBox Event: Set (Platform) vector Y Value: -700

Step 24: Add Else for Collision Add Else condition: Object: System Condition: Else Action: Object: Player Action: Flash 0.1 on 0.1 off after 1.0 seconds

(END of Platformer tutorial: Part 1) Derived from ‘How to make a Platform game’ originally published by AshleyHow to make a Platform game Ashley Updated with different graphics and simplified animations